                          (= :none (get-in val [:synsem :sem :reflexive] :none))))
                   (fn [val]
                     (unify val {:synsem {:sem {:reflexive false}}})))
-
+                 
                  ;; if object is not specified, then set to :unspec.
                  ;; this prevents translations that may have actual objects - e.g. would allow translations like:
                  ;; "io mangio" => "I eat the bread" whereas a better translation is simply "I eat".

                              ;; TODO: rewrite italian-specific-rules as (constrain-vals-if)(one or more)
                              italian-specific-rules)


                 (constrain-vals-if
                  (fn [val]
                    :top)
                  (fn [val]
                    (unify val {:synsem {:sem {:blah 99}}})))

                 (constrain-vals-if
                  (fn [val]
                    (if (get universals (get-in val [:synsem :sem :pred]))
                      :top
                      :fail))
                  (fn [val]
                    (get universals (get-in val [:synsem :sem :pred]))))

                 ;; TODO: refactor this; it's very monolithic currently:
                 intransitivize
                         
                 ;; if verb does specify a [:sem :obj], then fill it in with subcat info.
                 ;; TODO: refactor this; it's very monolithic currently:
                 transitivize

                                       :case case}
                              :italiano {:cat cat
                                         :case case}}))))
                 (constrain-vals-if
                  (fn [val]
                    (= (get-in val [:synsem :cat])
                       :verb))
                  (fn [val]
                    (unify val {:stage1 :ok})))
                 
                 ;; If a verb is not specifically marked as reflexive, it
                 ;; is {:reflexive false}, to prevent generation of reflexive
                 ;; sentences using nonreflexive verbs.
